Larry Moritz
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Hoelting resigns as South coach
His first shot at retirement didn’t last long, but Daryl Hoelting believes this one might stick.Three seasons into his second stint at Salina South, the last two as head coach, Hoelting has decided to step away again. He submitted his resignation letter to South administrators Friday morning, only three days after the Cougars softball team ended the 2019 season.Hoelting was the first head coach… → Read More
Southeast's Gleason wins twice at NCAA league meet
Luke Gleason knows the competition is going to be fierce in the next two weeks, competing at regional and state track meets. If Friday’s league → Read More
Central names first Hall of Fame class
A discussion about the best athletes, coaches and teams to come out of Salina High School and Salina Central High School could lead to endless debate. → Read More
Former KWU duo win scramble
Their tee shots on the final hole came just as the sun was slipping below the horizon. Their final putt on the 18th green at GreatLife Golf dropped at → Read More
South baseball rolls to sweep over Central
There are players on the Salina Central roster that Cole Wassenberg considers to be his friends. That doesn’t mean the Salina South senior will be any less aggressive when the Cougars and Mustangs meet on the baseball field.Just the opposite, in fact.Wassenberg allowed two hits in five innings as South won 11-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader with Central on Friday at Dean Evans Stadium.… → Read More
KIAA honors Salina's Gordon
A 44-year career in education and dealing with high school students on a daily basis kept Gregg Gordon on his toes, always prepared for whatever came his → Read More
Liberty open tonight
Heron O’Neal has been through this before. Many times, in fact.As he prepares to start his second season as head coach of the Salina Liberty, O’Neal admits some things never change. Making cuts before the opener never gets easier, and there are always some nerves to deal with prior to the first game of the season.The Liberty completed an impressive turnaround in 2018, going 10-4 after winning… → Read More
Central promotes 3 coaches to varsity
Salina Central announced the hiring of three new head coaches for the 2019-20 school year, though none of the three will actually be new to their Central → Read More
Exhibition game serves purpose for Liberty
Head coach Heron O’Neal got exactly what he wanted out the Salina Liberty during Saturday night’s exhibition victory and it had nothing to do with the 56-0 final score.With the start of the regular season now only a week away, O’Neal got a chance to take a look at a number of different players during the win over the Kansas City Marshals. The game at Tony’s Pizza Events Center will be the only… → Read More
Fourth quarter sinks Central
EMPORIA — After all the memorable moments made over the last four months — and the last four years — Salina Central's season ended → Read More
State of mind for Central, Sacred Heart boys
Another year, another sub-state title game appearance for the Salina Central and Sacred Heart boys basketball teams.Both the Mustangs and Knights have → Read More
Maize South girls sink Central
MAIZE — A rough finish to the first half put Salina Central in a tough position. A marvelous start to the second half put Maize South in complete → Read More
Goddard sinks South
GODDARD — With Goddard a heavy favorite going into Wednesday night's Class 5A sub-state semifinal, Salina South needed to stay with the state- → Read More
Ecstacy and agony
PARK CITY — Two Salina Central seniors experienced the incredible highs and heartbreaking lows that a state wrestling tournament can deliver, all in a span of less than two hours.Central's Drew Burgoon wrapped up his high school career with an individual title Saturday night at the Class 5A state championships at Hartman Arena. It was a remarkable finish for Burgoon, a four-time medalist who… → Read More
Ecstasy and agony
PARK CITY — Two Salina Central seniors experienced the incredible highs and heartbreaking lows that a state wrestling tournament can deliver, all in a span of less than two hours.Central's Drew Burgoon wrapped up his high school career with an individual title Saturday night at the Class 5A state championships at Hartman Arena. It was a remarkable finish for Burgoon, a four-time medalist who… → Read More
Burgoon, Peters reach finals
PARK CITY — Drew Burgoon wanted one shot. Taylon Peters got another.After four years as Salina Central teammates, the Mustang seniors will finish → Read More
Mustangs, Cougars ready for rematch at South
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, high school basketball teams have an opportunity to make a late push and improve their seedings in upcoming sub-state tournaments.For Salina South and Salina Central, it starts tonight with a matchup against their biggest rival.The Mustangs and Cougars meet for the final time in the regular season, with tonight’s games at the South High gym… → Read More
South's Mitchell signs with Yale
Isaac Mitchell wasn’t sure if the Ivy League school would be a good fit for a young man from Salina. After one visit to New Haven, Conn., and Yale → Read More
Central's Driver commits to K-State
A coaching change at Kansas State led to a change of plans for Ben Driver.The Salina Central senior was prepared for a life without football. Driver, a → Read More
Hendrickson replaces Drinkall at KWU
Myers Hendrickson left his coaching position with the Kansas Wesleyan football program after the 2015 season, but certainly kept strong ties with a university and city he had grown to love in only two years here. That was a major factor in Hendrickson applying for the position of Coyote head football coach earlier this month and also a huge factor in Wesleyan officials selecting him as Matt… → Read More